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A visit to the Norris Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Norris Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Norris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Norris Cemetery

Lat:   32.2007°   (32° 12' 2")

Lon:   -84.0688°   (-84° 4' 7")

The Norris Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.

The county seat for Macon County is located in Oglethorpe. Oglethorpe lies just to the north of the Norris Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Norris Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Norris Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Tolen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tolen Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kelley Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • St. James - Pennington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James - Pennington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James - Pennington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James - Pennington Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Andersonville National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Andersonville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andersonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andersonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Andersonville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Freeman Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Hill Cemetery
    • The Freeman Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • English Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The English Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dooly County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oglethorpe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oglethorpe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oglethorpe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oglethorpe Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Bay Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bay Point Cemetery is located in Dooly County
    • Travelers Rest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travelers Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travelers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Travelers Rest Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Daniel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Daniel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Felton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felton Cemetery
      • The Felton Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Hepzibah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hepzibah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hepzibah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Dooly County
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Sumter County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Norris Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Norris Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Andersonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Former name for Andersonville:
    • Anderson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <6>
  • Oglethorpe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Montezuma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dooling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
    • Dooling is located in Dooly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Byromville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • La Crosse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Crosse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • La Crosse is located in Schley County
  • Lilly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Lilly is located in Dooly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <6>
  • Americus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ideal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
    • Ideal is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <6>
  • Shiloh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
  • Ellaville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Leslie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • De Soto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cobb
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Vienna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
    • Thalean
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thalean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
      • Thalean is located in Sumter County
    • Concord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Schley County
    • Unadilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <6>
    • Marshallville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <6>
    • Sumter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Rupert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <6>
    • Chokee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
      • Chokee is located in Lee County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Norris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Norris Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Norris Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Norris Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #319628  (Norris Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #319628 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pennington
    • County: Macon         Elev: 112
    • Location given for GNIS #319628 (Norris Cemetery)

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Norris Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2007, Longitude: -84.0688       In this case, the coordinates for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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